Patents by Inventor Petrus Johannes Van De Laar

Petrus Johannes Van De Laar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20050253932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a data processing device (100) for making suggestions to a user (101), the device comprising a detector (110) arranged to detect a condition (115) pertaining to the user of said device, and presentation means (120) for presenting to the user a suggestion to perform an activity in response to the detection of said condition. The device further comprises search means (140) arranged to automatically find media data (141) which provide the user with directions for performing said suggested user activity (131), wherein said presentation means is arranged to present said found media data to the user. The found media data, when presented to the user, elucidate how the user can realize the suggestion. For instance, the device may show to the user a video clip demonstrating how suggested physical exercises may be performed. The invention also relates to a method of making suggestions to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
    Inventor: Petrus Johannes Van De Laar